Cuddalore is one of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu formed in the year 1952. The total number of electorates in the Cuddalore Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 26) according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports are 986,030 of which 499,748 are males and 486,282 are females. It comprises of six Vidhan Sabha segments of which one is for the SC category and the constituency has a total of 986,030 voters. Cuddalore cIty is the headquarters as well as the largest city of the Cuddalore District. The district comprises of seven talukas and sprawls over an area of 3,703 sq km. The city of Cuddalore has an altitude of just 6 m and is at a distance of 200 km from the state capital and 18 km away from Puducherry.
According to the census data of 2011, Cuddulore District houses 2,605,914 people of which 51% comprises of males and 49% comprises of females. Between 2001 and 2011, the population increased at a rate of 14% and the population density recorded here is 704 people per sq km. About 11% comprises of the child population and the sex ratio is 987 females for every 1000 males. The district has an average literacy rate of 78.04% with male and female literacy rates at 86% and 70% respectively. Tamil and English are the most prevalent languages here. The Cuddalore District is one of the 250 most backward districts of India and receive financial aid. NH-45A passes through the area.
Cuddalore Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. R. V .S. Ramesh | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 519594 | 0 | 2566 | 522160 | 50.05 | Winner |
| Dr. R. Govindasamy | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 376628 | 0 | 1549 | 378177 | 36.25 | 1st Runner-up |
| K. Thangavel | Independent | 44865 | 0 | 27 | 44892 | 4.3 | 2nd Runner-up |
| R. Chithra | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 34565 | 0 | 127 | 34692 | 3.33 | 3rd Runner-up |
| V. Annamalai | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 23612 | 0 | 101 | 23713 | 2.27 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 8660 | 0 | 65 | 8725 | 0.84 | 5th Runner-up |
| Kuppusamy | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 7540 | 0 | 0 | 7540 | 0.72 | 6th Runner-up |
| S. Dhanasekaran | Independent | 3296 | 0 | 0 | 3296 | 0.32 | 7th Runner-up |
| D. Sankar | Independent | 2860 | 0 | 0 | 2860 | 0.27 | 8th Runner-up |
| C. Jeyaprakash | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2813 | 0 | 14 | 2827 | 0.27 | 9th Runner-up |
| Chelladurai | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 2585 | 0 | 2 | 2587 | 0.25 | 10th Runner-up |
| K. Raman | Independent | 1941 | 0 | 2 | 1943 | 0.19 | 11th Runner-up |
| M. Sathiyaseelan | Independent | 1671 | 0 | 0 | 1671 | 0.16 | 12th Runner-up |
| Moovandhan | Independent | 1518 | 0 | 0 | 1518 | 0.15 | 13th Runner-up |
| K. Hemanth Kumar | Independent | 1350 | 0 | 0 | 1350 | 0.13 | 14th Runner-up |
| D. Senthamarai Kannan | Independent | 1275 | 0 | 2 | 1277 | 0.12 | 15th Runner-up |
| S. Rajamohan | Independent | 919 | 0 | 1 | 920 | 0.09 | 16th Runner-up |
| M. Raghunathan | Ilantamilar Munnani Kazhagam | 747 | 0 | 1 | 748 | 0.07 | 17th Runner-up |
| A. Manikandan | Purvanchal Janta Party (Secular) | 636 | 0 | 2 | 638 | 0.06 | 18th Runner-up |
| A. Marimuthu | Independent | 634 | 0 | 1 | 635 | 0.06 | 19th Runner-up |
| A. Jayamani | Independent | 574 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 0.06 | 20th Runner-up |
| M Pavadai Raja | Agila India Makkal Kazhagam | 458 | 0 | 1 | 459 | 0.04 | 21th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Cuddalore Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Cuddalore parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Cuddalore constituency is Shri Arunmozhithevan.A of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 26 | Cuddalore | GEN | Arunmozhithevan.A | M | AIADMK | 481429 | Nandagopalakrishnan.K. | M | DMK | 278304 |
| 2009 | 26 | Cuddalore | GEN | Alagiri,Shri Sambandam Keerapalayam | M | INC | 320473 | Sampath M C | M | ADMK | 296941 |
| 2004 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Venkatapathy. K | M | DMK | 400059 | Rajendran. R | M | ADMK | 268707 |
| 1999 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Sankar, Adhi | M | DMK | 358367 | Dhamotharan M.C. | M | ADMK | 284414 |
| 1998 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Dhamotharan M.C. | M | ADMK | 309985 | Venkatesan P.R.S. | M | TMC(M) | 282856 |
| 1996 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Venkatesan P.R.S | M | TMC(M) | 389660 | Santhamurthy V | M | INC | 184456 |
| 1991 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Kaliaperumal P.P. | M | INC | 360445 | Bhuvarahan G. | M | JD | 152388 |
| 1989 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | P. R. S. Venkatesan | M | INC | 331617 | Bhaskaran | M | DMK | 214782 |
| 1984 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Venkatesan P.R.S. | M | INC | 327393 | Ramu T. Alias Killivalavan | M | DMK | 195439 |
| 1980 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Muthukumaran R. | M | INC(I) | 262694 | Arvinda Bala Pajanor | M | ADK | 154043 |
| 1977 | 11 | Cuddalore | GEN | Bhuvarahan G. | M | INC | 231128 | Radhakrishnan S. | M | NCO | 142071 |
| 1971 | 10 | Cuddalore | GEN | S. Radhakrishnan | M | INC | 229934 | R. Muthukumaran | M | NCO | 193447 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Cuddalore Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Cuddalore parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tittakudi (SC) | Virudhachalam | Neyveli |
| Panruti | Cuddalore | Kurinjipadi |
Last Updated on July 5, 2019